METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING RANDOM FIELD MODELS TO IMPROVE PICTURE AND VIDEO COMPRESSION AND FRAME RATE UP CONVERSION - Patent 1938613

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EP 1 938 613 A2

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(88)	Date of publication A3:
	31.05.2007

(43)	Date of publication:
	02.07.2008 Bulletin 2008/27

(21)	Application number: 06815727.0

(22)	Date of filing: 27.09.2006

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International Patent Classification (IPC):

H04N 7/26^(2006.01)

(86)	International application number:
	PCT/US2006/037943

(87)	International publication number:
	WO 2007/038696 (05.04.2007 Gazette 2007/14)

(84)	Designated Contracting States:
	AT BE BG CH CY CZ DE DK EE ES FI FR GB GR HU IE IS IT LI LT LU LV MC NL PL PT RO SE SI SK TR

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Priority:

27.09.2005 US 721374 P
10.02.2006 US 772158 P
23.08.2006 US 509213

(71)	Applicant: Qualcomm Incorporated
	San Diego, CA 92121 (US)

(72)	Inventors:
	OGUZ, Seyfullah Halit San Diego, California 92122 (US) RAVEENDRAN, Vijayalakshmi, R. San Diego, California 92130 (US)

(74)	Representative: Catesby, Olivia Joanne et al
	Tomkins & Co 5 Dartmouth Road Dublin 6 Dublin 6 (IE)

(54)	METHOD AND APPARATUS FOR USING RANDOM FIELD MODELS TO IMPROVE PICTURE AND VIDEO COMPRESSION AND FRAME RATE UP CONVERSION